DesignFestival: Popular Mistakes in Universal Web Design

With today’s snazzy and competitive “Web 2.0” and social media world, universal design is many times forgotten. It’s bewildering as to why since there are many social, technical, financial, and legal reasons which support universal design practices. Let’s discuss some of the more prevalent issues in websites today, and how they relate to the main universal design principles. The Principles First, let’s review the seven universal design principles including some web-related examples.

Dennis E. Lembree is an accomplished web developer who has worked for a variety of companies including PayPal, RIM, Ford, Google, and Walt Disney World. He is the author of Web Axe, a podcast and blog focused on web accessibility, and the author of the award-winning, web-accessible Twitter application Easy Chirp. He enjoys attending and speaking at conferences, meetups, and webinars. Outside of the tech world, he likes playing guitar, watching football, and frequenting Starbucks. Mr. Lembree is originally from southeastern Michigan and has also lived in Orlando, Florida. He now resides in Cupertino, California, with his wife and their two boys.